Mounting a grapple

[LGP Eddie]

A beast of a grapple!

 

Eddie.

[slack ma girdle]

That looks like it will pick up the land rover in the background.

[LGP Eddie]

Plenty here would like to see that!!

[haforbes]

The machine is a kubota 161 and I think the hitch is a rhino quick hitch. Cheers

[treedweller]

He did well getting it there will the landy and ifor!!! Good effort lad

[LGP Eddie]

He did well getting it there will the landy and ifor!!! Good effort lad

 

The steel tracks made a bit of a mess on the alloy floor and it was hanging over a bit, but once loaded the Defender took it in it's stride!!

[LGP Eddie]

The machine is a kubota 161 and I think the hitch is a rhino quick hitch. Cheers

 

KX161 is one of my all time favourite machines and really can punch well above their weight.

Just my opinion, but there many hitch options available for a 161 and my advice would be to swap your current unit for one with better geometry?

It shouldn't be too costly, they are about used and a brief appeal usually turns something up?

 

Interestingly 5 tonne is pretty much the crossover point at which anything below I consider better off with the more simple semi quick hitch?

Many overlook these, but they are simply the best method for smaller machines and can keep a low build height.

Semi quick hitches don't get the wear in them you associate with many of the small quick hitches, and if they do you can simply replace the pin or bushes.

 

One huge thing in their favour is the single pin you have to put in manually is in reality the safety pin also? You have to put it in or you can't work, hence safer than a manual hitch and safety pin setup?

 

A different hitch may not fully cure the grapple, but a curved arm shouldn't be difficult to fabricate.

 

Eddie.

[haforbes]

Thanks for the help Eddie.

 

The quick hitch I have does have the pin that you have to manually put in which also acts as a safety pin.

 

I think I can agree with you that the 161 punches above its weight after the events of today. As you can see i managed to bend two points on the grapple, apparently the first person to do that on one of these grapples. The company are going to send me another complete unit with extra reinforcing all free of charge, which seems pretty decent.

[Matthew Storrs]

I think looking at how you managed to bend that, if you decide to go for a curved brace arm make sure its well reinforced as it would bend much easier than a straight one.